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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?
(a) Evolution influences experiences.
(b) There is no soul, no free will, and no self.
(c) Liberalism is a myth.
(d) Human experiences are random.

2. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?
(a) Religious observance.
(b) Social trends.
(c) Questions of value and meaning.
(d) Free will.

3. The first Cognitive Revolution made Homo sapiens rulers of the planet. What could the Second Cognitive Revolution do?
(a) Make changes to Homo sapiens DNA.
(b) Make Homo deus lords of the galaxy.
(c) Give Homo sapiens the universe.
(d) Make Homo sapiens into Homo deus.

4. What experiment do scientists conduct in robo-rat laboratories?
(a) They test the rat's stamina.
(b) They train rats to perform mundane tasks.
(c) They provide pleasant experiences for the rats.
(d) They control what rats do using implanted electrodes.

5. After World War I, what social movement did President Woodrow Wilson begin to support?
(a) Anti-slavery.
(b) Selective service.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Women's sufferage.

6. What false message did Syrian hackers post on the Associated Press's Twitter account?
(a) The White House had been evacuated due to a terrorist threat.
(b) The White House had been attacked and President Obama was hurt.
(c) President Obama was missing after a bombing attempt.
(d) The White House had been bombed and was on fire.

7. Science undermines liberalism and what other humanist belief?
(a) Life has meaning.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Individualism.
(d) Animals are sacred.

8. What group of individuals are being held responsible for the potential reversal of the humanist revolution?
(a) Computer geeks.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Biologists.

9. What artificial intelligence success did the computer called Deep Blue achieve?
(a) It beat the world chess champion.
(b) It learned to play chess with only verbal instructions.
(c) It changed the rules of chess.
(d) It had the highest score in the world on Pac-Man.

10. Harari claims that humans are not individuals they are _________.
(a) Dividuals.
(b) Dualities.
(c) Subjective algorithms.
(d) Multi-dimensional.

11. How did scientists increase their knowledge of the relationship between the two hemispheres of the brain?
(a) Experiments with soldiers with PTSD.
(b) Stimulating the brain's hemispheres with electrodes.
(c) Experiments with epilepsy patients.
(d) Experiments involving people with head injuries.

12. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?
(a) He posted information on Twitter.
(b) He developed the system of player statistics.
(c) He hacked the competition's database.
(d) He used a computer algorithm developed by economists.

13. Who famously declared that God is dead?
(a) Frederich Nietzsche.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

14. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?
(a) Economic gains.
(b) Persuasive marketing tactics.
(c) Company profits.
(d) The customer.

15. What famous computer beat two former Jeopardy champions?
(a) Watson.
(b) Sherlock.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?

2. Harari claims that "life has no script, no playwright, no director, no producer, and ____________."

3. What economic and political system adheres to the principles of a free market?

4. What is the title of Jorge Luis Borges' story about the narrating self?

5. What does Harari call "The greatest scientific discovery"?

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